Waverly stadium overhaul underway

3:39 AM,
Jun. 19, 2014

Michael Slack, with Portsmouth Construction Services, of Piketon, works on a door frame Wednesday in the new fieldhouse being constructed at the Waverly football stadium. The fieldhouse, which will feature two locker rooms, a trainer's room, storage, coaches' offices and concessions, is about six weeks from completion.

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A tiger casts a menacing gaze from the back of the press box at Waverly's Raidiger Field, but aside from the oversized graphic, the venue hasn't been known to strike fear into visiting players or inspire pride in the home team.

Until a couple of years ago, opposing teams had to change into their uniforms on the bus. Fans sat on rickety bleachers. The Tigers, meanwhile, have grown accustomed to dressing in a basketball locker room in the gymnasium next door or on the gym floor itself.

Waverly's basic football facilities have been inadequate when compared with other schools in southern Ohio, ...